The Importance of Play
Why Play?
Play is essential to a child's cognitive, physical, social and emotional well-being. It encourages creativity – and is tied more to success later in life than IQ.
When you play – whether it's a physical activity or playing sports, painting or drawing, building blocks or simply laughing with others – it reinforces patterns in your brain, optimizing the learning process, and improves your emotional well-being.
Learn more from our Board Member Amanda Larson at Eye on Keloland.
The Benefits of Play
Unstructured, open-ended play provides benefits for children that worksheets or screen time can't achieve.
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Play helps coordination, balance and motor skills.
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Play helps children develop new ideas and creativity, which lead to enhanced confidence and the resiliency to face future challenges.
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Play relieves stress, and lets children work through anxiety and fears.
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Play lets children make their own decisions, and make connections between choices and natural consequences.